School
Postgraduate
of Molecular Medicine
XIV Research Report Session
Warsaw, October 23 – 25, 2012
PROGRAMME
October 23, 2012 (Tuesday)
Warsaw Medical University
Żwirki i Wigury 61 Str
Senat Hall, I floor
Session: MOLECULAR GENOMICS,TRANSCRIPTOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS IN CANCER”
Chairperson:Kavita Ramji
13:45-14:00 Tomasz Stokowy
Molecular markers of thyroid cancer
14:00-14:15 Marcin Kruczyk
Genome-wide computational modeling of STAT transcriptional network in gliomas and brain
inflammation
14:15-14:30 Ewa Kurzejamska
Factors affecting circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and metastasis in breast and colon cancer
14:30-14:45 Varsha Prakash
Circulating tumor cells as prognostic and predictive factor in planning treatment of Colon and breast cancer
using Animal models and Experimental Studies
14:45-15:00 Radosław Maksym
Epigenetic modulation of genes involved in tumor and endometrial angiogenesis
Chairperson:Tomasz Stokowy
15:15-15:30 Aashish Srivastava
Development of novel algorithms for bioinformatics analysis of cancer-related signaling pathways
15:30-15:45 Joanna Przybył
New prognostic and predictive markers for synovial sarcoma
15:40-16:00 Katarzyna Jaworska-Bieniek
Influence of modifier genes on the risk of breast/ovarian cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers – influence of
modifying genes associated with selenium metabolism on the risk of breast and/or ovarian cancer in BRCA1
gene mutation carriers
16:00-16:15 Satish Gupta
Influence of modifier genes on the risk of breast and/or ovarian cancer in BRAC1 mutation carriers: Influence of
genes associated with selenium metabolism (pre-selected in BRCA1 carriers) on cancer risk in patients with
CHEK2 mutations and unselected Lung, Larynx and Gastrointestinal cancers
16:15-16:30 Kavita Ramji
STAT-dependent transcriptional network and epigenetic modifications in melanomas and lung cancer cells
16:30-16:45 Damian Matak
The role of hypoxia in kidney cancer progenitor cells and kidney cancer cell lines
October 24, 2012 (Wednesday)
Warsaw Medical University
Żwirki i Wigury 61 Str
Assembly Hall, I floor
Session: CANCER BIOLOGY AND THERAPY I
Chairperson: Maciej Grzywnowicz
9:30-9:45 Aleksandra Markiewicz
Molecular profiling of circulating tumor cells-enriched blood fraction from breast cancer patients
9:45-10:00 Dorota Kulesza
Role of STAT3 in cancer cell survival and global regulation of gene expression in melanoma cells
10:00-10:15 Aleksandra Gos
Molecular classification of stage III melanoma – mutational status of selected genetic markers and its influence
on prognosis and therapy
10:15- 10:30 Tomasz Kucharczyk
Qualification for pemetrexed therapy based on polymorphisms in thymidylate synthase (TS) and
methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) in non-small cell lung cancer and malignant pleural
mesothelioma patients.
10:30 10:45 Łukasz Hutnik
Determination of the patients pool and initial genetical analysis of children with myeloproliferative neoplasms
(MPN), suspected for mutations in JAK kinase family genes
10:45-11:00 Szymon Bajon
Evaluation of the influence of KAP1 gene knockdown on the phenotype and signal transduction in breast cancer
stem cells".
11:00 11:15 Break
Chairperson: Aleksandra Markiewicz
11:15-11:30 Maciej Grzywnowicz
Programmed death-1 is a novel immunotolerant molecule expressed on leukemic B cells in chronic lymphocytic
leukemia
11:30-11:45 Patrycja Sobczak
KAP1 protein controls sensitivity of breast cancer stem cells to chemotherapy
11:45-12:00 Monika Kolanowska
Functional analysis of newly discovered microRNA gene deregulated in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
12:00-12:15 Kinga Dymecka
The role of microRNA genes in diagnosis of hepatocellular cancer
12:15-12:30 Marta Przestrzelska
Genetic stratification of intermediate and favourable risk subgroups in Polish population of AML patients under
60 years old: evaluation of new molecular markers
12:30-13:30 Lunch
Session: CANCER BIOLOGY AND THERAPY II
Chairperson: Szymon Bajon
13:30-13:45 Marta Świech
Functional analysis of microRNA-451 isoforoms deregulated in papillary thyroid carcinoma
13:45-14:00 Michał Kalemba
Association of papillary thyroid cancer with FOXE1 gene in Polish population
14:00-14:15 Emir Ahmed Sajjad
The influence of rs868 polimorphism on TGFBR1 expression
14:15-14:30 Marta Kocyk
Role of glioma stem cells in shaping tumor microenvironment
14:30-14:45 Kamil Bojarczuk
Transcriptional regulation of CD20 levels in B cell tumors by Src family kinases
MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE I
Chairperson: Michał Kalemba
15:00-15:15 Magdalena Rother
Regulation of immunoglobulin locus organization in developing B-cells
15:15-15:30 Michał Pruchniak
Neutrophiles Extracellular Traps (NETs) in patients with autoimmune diseases - materials and methods
estimation.
15:30-15:45 Klaudia Brodaczewska
Effect of chitosan administration on Trichinella spiralis infection in mice
15:45-16:00 Agnieszka Skałecka
mTor kinase role in dendritic arbor formation in neurons
October 25, 2012 (Thursday)
Warsaw Medical University
Żwirki i Wigury 61 Str
Senat Hall, I floor
Session: MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE II
Chairperson: Michał Pruchniak
9:30-9:45 Kamila Caraballo
Evolutionary Dynamics of the Hypervariable Region 1 (HVR1) of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) During Early Phase
of Interferon Alpha and Ribavirin Therapy as a Prognostic Factor for Treatment Outcome
9:45-10:00 Natalia Kubisa
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) productive infection-NS3 protein expresssion
10:00-10:15 Marta Popiel
Identification of causative pathogens in viral encephalitis
10:15-10:30 Iga Turek
Correlation between sirtuin 1 in leukocytes and parameters of the carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in blood in
women with diagnosed gestational diabetes mellitus in the 3rd trimester ?
10:30-10:45 Karolina Antosik
Unique heterozygous mutation in GLIS3 gene as a cause of permanent neonatal diabetes
10:45-11:00 Break
Chairperson: Iga Turek
11:00-11:15 Dagmara Michałowska
Identification of molecules responsible for inhibition of angiogenesis process in patients with critical lower limb
ichemia
11:15-11:30 Anna Duszota
Role of the Epstein-Barr virus in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus
11:30:11:45 Aneta Fedorowicz
Employing next-generation sequencing for the diagnosis of inherited retinal diseases: high throughput screening
of ABCA4 gene mutations
11:45-12:00 Anna Misiewicz
Role of KAP1 protein in reprogramming and self-renewal and differentiation of mouse
induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS)